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Summary
The Oil Queen was a 28,000-gallon tanker barge purchased by Gillespie’s Sales and Service for bulk fuel handling, according to June 1971 reporting. A July 1973 account records the loaded barge capsizing during a tow and being emptied and righted near Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The sources do not provide the barge’s registry, dimensions, construction date, official owner record, or a complete cargo manifest. The July report establishes the righting operation and only says that a few gallons spilled.
See also
- Gillespie’s Sales and Service (1971 fuel operation)
- Beaver Island transition to bulk fuel supply (1971)
- Oil Queen capsizing and righting (1973)
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 1971, “Island Based Fuel Supply.”Calls Oil Queen a 28,000-gallon tanker barge purchased by Gillespie’s Sales and Service for bulk fuel operations; it gives no dimensions, registry, build date, or formal ownership record.
- Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Disaster Averted.”Reports the fully loaded barge capsizing while towed between Charlevoix and St. James, its fuel transfer into storage tanks, and its later righting; it gives no registry or cargo manifest beyond the 28,000-gallon June description.